2025

South Korea is preparing to host the world’s largest AI data centre by capacity, setting its sights on global technological leadership. The monumental project, led by Fir Hills – a division of California-based Stock Farm Road, Inc. (SFR) – is expected to commence construction in winter 2025 and aims to generate an initial annual revenue of $3.5 billion.   The facility, located in the...

The CRM company monday.com has released what it terms its ‘AI vision,’ designed to help businesses and teams manage and track their work more efficiently. According to the platform’s published strategy, the company will focus on three key principles – AI Blocks, Product Power-ups, and a Digital Workforce. Its aims are to “accelerate its vision to democratise the power of software.” By...

DeepSeek mobility integration is spreading across China’s transport sector, with companies including automotive giants and e-scooter manufacturers incorporating AI into their products. The adoption wave began with primary electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and has expanded recently to include the country’s leading electric two-wheeler brands. DeepSeek’s mobility integration transforms the...

xAI unveiled its Grok 3 AI model on Monday, alongside new capabilities such as image analysis and refined question answering. The company harnessed an immense data centre equipped with approximately 200,000 GPUs to develop Grok 3. According to xAI owner Elon Musk, this project utilised “10x” more computing power than its predecessor, Grok 2, with an expanded dataset that reportedly includes...

The UK semiconductor industry is at a critical juncture, with techUK urging the government to act to maintain its global competitiveness. Laura Foster, Associate Director of Technology and Innovation at techUK, said: “The UK has a unique opportunity to lead in the global semiconductor landscape, but success will require bold action and sustained commitment. “By accelerating the...

No industry is immune to fraud, with cases rising in finance, retail, and loyalty programmes. From fake invoices and falsified receipts to identity fraud and synthetic accounts, traditional fraud detection methods struggle to keep up. Many businesses still rely on manual reviews, which are slow and error-prone, often detecting fraud only after the damage is done. As fraud tactics grow more...

As AI becomes increasingly embedded in our daily lives, industry leaders and experts are forecasting a transformative 2025. From groundbreaking developments to existential challenges, AI’s evolution will continue to shape industries, change workflows, and spark deeper conversations about its implications. For this article, AI News caught up with some of the world’s leading minds to see...

Apple’s aim to integrate Qwen AI into Chinese iPhones has taken a significant step forward, with sources indicating a potential partnership between the Cupertino giant and Alibaba Group Holding. The development could reshape how AI features are implemented in one of the world’s most regulated tech markets. According to multiple sources familiar with the matter, Apple is in advanced talks to...

Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, has warned that AI misuse poses an “extreme risk” and could do catastrophic harm. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Schmidt cautioned that AI could be weaponised by extremists and “rogue states” such as North Korea, Iran, and Russia to “harm innocent people.” Schmidt expressed concern that rapid AI advancements could be exploited to...

The advent of more powerful processors in the early 2000’s shipping with support in hardware for virtualisation started the computing revolution that led, in time, to what we now call the cloud. With single hardware instances able to run dozens, if not hundreds of virtual machines concurrently, businesses could offer their users multiple services and applications that would otherwise have been...